{"product_id":"summit-lake-9781496736994","title":"Summit Lake","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet in a small, picturesque North Carolina town, #1 international bestselling author Charlie Donlea's debut suspense novel tells the haunting story of a murdered law school student, the reporter assigned to her story--and the intimate connection that comes when the living walk in the footsteps of the dead... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gem of a mystery, fast-paced and suspenseful.\" \u003cb\u003e--Catherine Coulter, # 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author on \u003ci\u003eSummit Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo suspects. No persons of interest. Just a girl who was alive one day and dead the next.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first, investigative reporter Kelsey Castle thinks of the assignment as a fluff piece. But the savagery of the crime, and the efforts to keep it quiet, hint at something far more sinister than a random attack by a stranger. As Kelsey digs deeper, despite danger and warnings, she feels a growing connection to the dead girl. And the more she learns about Becca's friendships, her love life--and her secrets--the more convinced she becomes that walking in Becca's footsteps could lead her out of her own dark past...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Donlea\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, \u003c\/i\u003e Indiebound and #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSummit Lake, The Girl Who Was Taken, Don't Believe It, Some Choose Darkness, The Suicide House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwenty Years Later.\u003c\/i\u003e Published in nearly 30 countries and translated into more than a dozen languages, Donlea has been praised for his \"soaring pace, teasing plot twists\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e) and talent for writing an ending that \"makes your jaw drop\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). He was born and raised in Chicago, where he continues to live with his wife and two children. Visit him online at CharlieDonlea.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607492661522,"sku":"9781496736994","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ce8241b-b86a-49fa-b836-72406a5ce80d.jpg?v=1732309161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/summit-lake-9781496736994","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}